Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid have combined their parties ahead of elections planned for later this year Former Israeli Prime Ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid have formed a unified party in a bid to oust Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in elections later this year. Right-wing Bennett and centrist Lapid on Sunday confirmed the merger of their parties, Bennett 2026 and Yesh Atid, into a single list titled ‘Together, Led by Bennett’, which they described as an effort to consolidate the opposition and improve its chances in the vote, which must be held no later than the end of October.  Bennett told reporters that joining forces was “the most Zionist and patriotic act we have ever done, for the sake of our country,” adding that “the era of division is over.” Lapid said: “We are standing here together for the sake of our children.…